Authors: FUJITA, T.¹; SHIMAMOTO, K.²; WU, Z.³; ZHU, J.⁴; CHUNG, N-S⁵; PARK, J-B⁶; LEE, Y-T⁷; LIAU, C-S⁸; CHEN, M-F⁸

Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 60, Supplement 150, November 2006 , pp. 20-22(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

Summary

Although hypertension is recognised as one of the major health hazards in the developed world, compliance with antihypertensive regimens is still low. Hypertension brings about unnecessary costs to patients in the form of increased morbidity and mortality and to society in the form of hospitalisations and lost productivity. What are the major challenges in getting patients to the optimal blood pressure goal? This article will attempt to understand how patients and doctors perceive hypertension, understand the different ways medical daily practice is depicted as well as the attitude towards the symptoms, to see whether there is any miscommunication between them, and try to explore the possibilities of enhancing their quality of life by bridging this gap.

Keywords: Compliance; home monitoring; patient education; white coat

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01120.x

Affiliations: 1: Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo 2: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan 3: Department of Epidemiology, An Zhen Hospital, Beijing 4: Department of Internal Medicine, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fu Dan University, Shanghai, China 5: Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 6: Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cheil General Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 7: National Taiwan University, Taipei 8: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Publication date: 2006-11-01

Related content

• In this: publication
• By this: publisher
• In this Subject: Medicine (General)
• By this author: FUJITA, T. ;  SHIMAMOTO, K. ;  WU, Z. ;  ZHU, J. ;  CHUNG, N-S ;  PARK, J-B ;  LEE, Y-T ;  LIAU, C-S ;  CHEN, M-F

Website © Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within the article.

• Terms and conditions
• Privacy policy
• Information for advertisers